Veterinary Nurse, part-time (4 days)

Blue Cross For Pets; City Of London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Volunteer days

Wellbeing support

Continuing CPD support

Job summary

Blue Cross For Pets in London seeks a Registered Veterinary Nurse for the Merton animal hospital on a part-time basis. You will provide emergency and routine nursing care, work with the veterinary team, and help educate pet owners.

The role covers a 34-hour week across four days, with shifts including early mornings, evenings, and some bank holidays, and includes a London weighting allowance pro-rated for part-time hours.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Veterinary Nurse.
• Registered with RCVS.
• Confident in all aspects of veterinary nursing.
• Demonstratable customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent nursing care for a range of small animals, including emergencies and routine care.
• Collaborate with Veterinary Surgeons to promote animal health and welfare.
• Educate pet owners on responsible ownership and care.

Skills

Veterinary nursing

Emergency care

Customer service

Teamwork

Education

RCVS registered

RVN qualification

Job description

Veterinary Nurse, part-time (4 days)

Application Deadline: 1 November 2026

Department: Veterinary Services

Employment Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Merton animal hospital

Reporting To: Deputy Nurse Manager

Compensation: £25,844 - £27,695 / year

Description

Contract: Permanent, part time (34 hours across 4 days)

Salary: £22,644 - £24495 plus £3,200 London weighting allowance per annum, pro rated

Location: Merton animal hospital

Closing date: Sunday 1 November 2026

Interview dates: 9&10 November 2026

Are you a Registered Veterinary Nurse looking for a rewarding role where you can make a difference to the lives of pets and the people who love them? Join Blue Cross at our Merton animal hospital and be part of a team dedicated to delivering outstanding veterinary care and improving animal welfare.

More about the role

Blue Cross animal hospitals and pet care clinics provide veterinary treatment to sick and injured pets when their owners can’t afford private veterinary fees. Our vet care is available to pets whose owners receive certain means-tested benefits and live within the catchment area of one of our animal hospitals or pet care clinics.

Our Veterinary Nurses deliver excellent veterinary care for a wide range of small animals, providing both routine healthcare and a large number of emergencies, providing our team with excellent opportunities to develop their skills.

Blue Cross has developed an award-winning set of clinical guidelines to assist our vets in pragmatic, evidence-based decision making, where patient welfare is a priority. High standards are important to us but so is the ability to discuss openly where lessons have been learnt, within a safe, non-judgmental environment.

We recognise that we work within a profession where compassion fatigue is a risk to us all. We have wellbeing champions and Mental Health First Aiders at all hospitals, coordinating a range of initiatives and promoting a culture of openness and support within the team.

Our nurses cover a range of shifts, including early mornings, evenings, and bank holidays on a rotational basis. For weekends it is usually 1 in every 6 and for bank holidays, it will be occasional and no more than 2 days a year. Due to the nature of the work of Blue Cross, and this post, it may be necessary to exceed these hours when the workload demands.

About you

As a Veterinary Nurse, you will be confident and capable in delivering excellent nursing care for a range of small animals, providing both emergency and routine healthcare. Our Veterinary Nurses work alongside Veterinary Surgeons to promote animal health and welfare through responsible ownership and play a key role in the education of pet owners.

The ability to work as part of a team and effective communication skills are really important, often you will be the first point of our clients, forming strong bonds with them to ensure improved animal health and welfare.

Knowledge, skills, and experience

• Fully qualified Veterinary Nurse
• Registered with RCVS
• Confident in all aspects of veterinary nursing
• Demonstratable customer service skills

Desirable qualifications, skills, and experience

• Provision of nursing clinics
• Laboratory skills
• Use of computerised records

Blue Cross benefits

Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.

In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.

Our generous benefits package includes:

• Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
• Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
• Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/8 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
• Health cash plan
• Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
• Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
• Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
• Life assurance
• 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Recognition scheme
• Annual volunteer days
• Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers

To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.